Photos: Hollywood’s 10 most powerful women

Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images12.05.2012

Power women: NBCU Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios Chariman Bonnie Hammer, Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and President of Disney-ABC Television Group Anne Sweeney and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson attend The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100: Women In Entertainment breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel on December 5, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

3 Amy Pascal: Co-chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment. “Sony Pictures Entertainment -- the only Hollywood film and television studio run by a woman, and a risk-taker at that -- is enjoying a record year in terms of worldwide box-office revenue. Pascal's slate of films has raked in more than $4 billion globally to date -- a first -- putting the studio at No. 1 in market share. The boom is led by Skyfall, which has grossed nearly $800 million worldwide (though Sony doesn't own the film and is distributing for MGM and Eon), and The Amazing Spider-Man ($752.2 million). Pascal also can take credit for launching two franchises in 21 Jump Street ($201.6 million)and Hotel Transylvania ($291.4 million to date).” Alexandra Wyman
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4 Abbe Raven: President and CEO, A+E Networks. “Raven has led one of the most successful brand expansions in TV history. From A+E's beginnings as one network to a behemoth that now boasts 10 domestic channels -- two (A&E and History) consistently rate among cable's top five entertainment networks -- and a suite of international channels that reaches more than 300 million households in 150 countries,” says The Hollywood Reporter. Alberto E. Rodriguez
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5 Dana Walden: Co-chairman, 20th Century Fox Television. “And Walden, a 20-year veteran of the News Corp.-owned company, is no stranger to doing things right, as evidenced by her intimate involvement in such cultural phenomenons as Homeland, The X-Files, Ally McBeal, 24 and Glee during her career. Alexandra Wyman
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6 Nina Tassler: President, CBS Entertainment. “With the help of juggernauts NCIS and The Big Bang Theory, Tassler's CBS finished the 2011-12 primetime season as the most-watched network for the ninth time in 10 years. As the longest-serving broadcast entertainment president, the married mother of two, 55, also can lay claim to the fastest-growing daytime show (The Talk) and new hits Vegas and Elementary.” Alberto E. Rodriguez

8 Donna Langley: Co-chairman, Universal Pictures. The Hollywood Reporter says Universal is having a banner year in terms of worldwide box-office revenue, currently at $2.9 billion, compared with $2.34 billion in 2011. “That's despite the underperformance of Battleship ($302.8 million) and thanks to megahits Ted ($501.5 million) and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax ($348.8 million). And Langley showed savvy by reinvigorating old franchises with The Bourne Legacy ($275.8 million) and American Reunion ($234.7 million). But perhaps Langley's splashiest move of the year came when she helped Universal and Focus Features acquire the rights to fellow Brit EL James' Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.” Kevin Winter
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9 Kathleen Kennedy: President, Lucasfilm. Kennedy boasts some of the highest-grossing films of all time, including E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the Jurassic Park trilogy. (Shown with director and producer Steven Spielberg.) Vince Bucci
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10 Sue Kroll: President of worldwide marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures. “The highest-ranking female executive at Warner Bros. With the studio crossing $4 billion in worldwide box office for the past three years (an unmatched feat), this year she brilliantly marketed two films that looked tricky on paper: the Iranian hostage drama Argo ($148.7 million and counting) and the male-stripper drama Magic Mike ($164.3 million worldwide).” Alexandra Wyman
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